Tag: Stratford Chefs School

January Recipe of the Month: Vegetable Bayaldi
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January Recipe of the Month: Vegetable Bayaldi
January 10, 2019

Our 2019 International Chef in Residence Ryan Brown (Class of 2006) still uses this recipe from his SCS days!

January 10, 2019
Alumni Feature: Ryan Brown, 2019 International Chef in Residence (Class of 2006)
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Alumni Feature: Ryan Brown, 2019 International Chef in Residence (Class of 2006)
January 9, 2019

I was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec in a family that celebrated food on a daily basis. I was always fortunate enough to have one of my parents at home with me growing up, so I made impromptu lunches and dinners from scratch with Dad or baked cheesecakes or cupcakes with Mom. Cooking was always a job, but never entered my mind as a career opportunity until I discovered the Stratford Chefs School, where I graduated before my 20th birthday…

January 9, 2019
December Recipe of the Month: Potato Latkes
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December Recipe of the Month: Potato Latkes
December 6, 2018

Latkes (potato pancakes) are a delicious reminder of the Hanukkah story, and have origins in the eastern European countries of Germany, Austria, Russia and Poland as a peasant food. Potatoes were cheap, plentiful and easy to store, making them a staple and necessitating inventive potato recipes…

December 6, 2018
Alumni Feature: Simon Briggs, Culinary Instructor
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Alumni Feature: Simon Briggs, Culinary Instructor
December 5, 2018

I was born in Lerwick, Scotland and grew up near Aberdeen. I was interested in cooking at a young age, watching my mother cook. After traveling and working in many pubs I came to Canada in 2005, and graduated from the Stratford Chefs School in 2011…

December 5, 2018
Remembering Mark Webster
November 29, 2018

With the Escoffier at the Ritz dinner fast approaching, I wanted to draw your attention to something special: a set of silver serving trays we use in the dining room … but the fact that they’re beautiful and made of real silver are only tiny parts of what makes them so special…

November 29, 2018
November Recipe of the Month: Coffee-Roasted Carrots with Red-Eye Miso Gravy
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November Recipe of the Month: Coffee-Roasted Carrots with Red-Eye Miso Gravy
November 14, 2018

I have come to appreciate the role coffee can play as a partner at the table, not just in desserts or as an after-dinner beverage, mind you; the range of Revel’s meticulously sourced and roasted coffee beans work beautifully in the savoury kitchen, and can bring unexpected earthy, floral, and even fruity notes to the table…

November 14, 2018
Alumni Feature: Randi Rudner, SCS Program Manager and Core Instructor
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Alumni Feature: Randi Rudner, SCS Program Manager and Core Instructor
November 12, 2018

I am originally from Montreal, but moved to Kingston to attend Queen’s University, where I studied Philosophy and Classics. I fell in love with the hospitality industry while I was still in school, and ultimately decided to pursue a career in the kitchen. A chance meeting with the then-Executive Director of SCS (KP!) while working in a restaurant owned by SCS Alumni (Olivea!) brought me to Stratford to study, and now Stratford is home…

November 12, 2018
Student Blog Post: Stepfanie Spencer
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Student Blog Post: Stepfanie Spencer
November 23, 2016

As new cooks, we are constantly learning: techniques, flavours, equipment we’ve never seen or used before. Everything is fresh and exciting and we want to excel with them all. Skill, knowledge and experience are all required to be a good chef, but knowing how to use them with refinement is what makes a great one.

November 23, 2016
Italy Comes to Stratford
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Italy Comes to Stratford
February 27, 2016

Earlier this month, during one of the coldest weeks of this winter, students at the Stratford Chefs School were lucky enough to experience some Italian warmth thanks to a visit from Chef Gino Minacapilli. He was here as our second and final International Guest Chef in Residence for this year. He is a chef and teacher at a school of hospitality in the region of Piedmont, an area of Italy renowned for the production of Barolo and Barbaresco wines, truffles and many other Italian delicacies.

February 27, 2016
Interview with Gabrielle Hamilton
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Interview with Gabrielle Hamilton
February 20, 2016

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to have lunch with Gabrielle Hamilton at Rene’s Bistro. We talked about food writing, being a chef and her process for choosing menus. These are the bits of the interview that weren’t just us rambling about drinking at the Boars Head and our mutual love Eddie Huang. It’s a lot to read, but a person like Gabrielle Hamilton has a lot to say.

February 20, 2016
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